Lab-as-a-Service | Analytics architecture accelerator

Excel and Power BI Lab as a Service

Move from spreadsheet-heavy reporting to a governed modern analytics stack. This lab gives your team a pre-configured environment for Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft Fabric so you can validate architecture choices, accelerate delivery, and reduce rollout risk.

  • Fabric capacity and PPU-ready tenants
  • Direct Lake and deployment pipeline labs
  • Office hours with architecture guidance
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Power BI and Microsoft Fabric analytics lab environment

Why this service exists

Data overload does not produce insight

Most teams have plenty of data and too little architecture. This lab focuses on governed data flow, model design, and speed to business decisions.

Fabric setup can stall strong teams

Licensing choices, workspace design, and orchestration patterns can slow momentum. The lab removes setup friction so your team can focus on outcomes.

Architecture decisions should be tested

You will run practical comparisons such as Lakehouse versus Warehouse and Direct Lake versus Import mode before committing in production.

Lab foundation and environment scope

Ready-to-run environments

  • Dedicated tenant with Microsoft 365 baseline
  • Fabric capacity options aligned to lab tier
  • Power BI Premium Per User enablement

Curated data narratives

  • Supply chain and retail analytics scenarios
  • Financial services dataset variant option
  • Pre-staged OneLake files and semantic context

Architectural guardrails

  • Lakehouse and Warehouse decision framework
  • Direct Lake, Import, and refresh strategy checks
  • Governance and ALM boundaries by design

Service tiers

Analytics Sprint Lab

$1,800 - $3,200 3-day sprint | Focused architecture scenario

For small teams that need rapid validation

Best for teams validating one critical question fast, such as Direct Lake suitability, OneLake shortcut strategy, or Fabric pipeline viability.

Duration: 3 business days

  • One prioritized track with guided execution
  • Pre-provisioned analytics sandbox access
  • One curated industry data narrative
  • Concise architecture recommendation memo

Get a confident go or no-go signal without a long engagement.

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Analytics Deep Dive Lab Most popular

$6,500 - $9,500 30-day deep dive | Multi-track delivery

For teams building a modern analytics foundation

Best for organizations that need structured progression from Excel to Fabric and Power BI with governance and deployment pipeline maturity.

Duration: 30 days

  • All three technical tracks available
  • Office hours for architecture and troubleshooting
  • Lakehouse versus Warehouse decision artifacts
  • Deployment pipeline and ALM playbook
  • Proof-of-concept analytics workload

Leave with a functional model and a practical modernization roadmap.

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Enterprise Insights Hub

$12,000 - $18,000 Quarterly program | Renewable lab tenancy

For enterprise data programs and partner teams

Best for organizations standardizing analytics architecture across multiple teams, domains, and release cycles with strong governance demands.

Duration: quarterly engagement, renewable

  • Persistent sandbox with governed refresh cadence
  • Multiple datasets and custom scenario options
  • Advanced Data Factory orchestration coaching
  • Direct Lake governance and performance reviews
  • Executive-ready architecture summary each cycle

Build repeatable enterprise analytics capability, not one-off dashboards.

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How engagements run

  1. Phase 1 - Alignment and scope

    We define business objectives, select data narratives, and align track priorities based on your team maturity and timeline.

  2. Phase 2 - Environment provisioning

    We provision your analytics lab tenant with the selected capacity profile, security guardrails, and curated OneLake staging assets.

  3. Phase 3 - Track execution and office hours

    Your team runs modular labs across Excel, Fabric, and Power BI while we provide architecture coaching and remediation guidance.

  4. Phase 4 - POC and architectural next steps

    We close with a functional proof-of-concept and prioritized recommendations for production deployment and governance continuity.

Jeffrey McFarland, Jsquared Solutions

Why work with Jeffrey

Jeffrey McFarland brings architecture-first Microsoft 365 experience across automation, governance, and analytics modernization. He helps teams make the right platform decisions before costly production rework.

This lab is built to accelerate insight delivery while reducing licensing and architecture confusion. Your team leaves with practical confidence and an actionable implementation path.

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